This gives a ratio of height to lower diameter of 4.25:1, unusually low for the period.

The entasis, or curve, of its columns give a stronger visual presence.

This temple is aligned with a double peaked mountain considered to be sacred by the Greeks.

There are visible on the east side the remains of two altars, one large and one smaller.

It also is possible that the temple originally was dedicated to both Hera and Poseidon; some offertory statues found around the larger altar are thought to demonstrate this identification.